Second-Glance Advocacy

There is an artist I admire named Charlie French. Charlie is an abstract expressionist and 29-year-old man with Down syndrome. Like all abstract artists, his paintings offer a different and moving perspective on familiar scenes. Initially, all you might see are layers of color, textures and forms that don’t make sense. But upon further study, […]

ORTL Produces 50th Anniversary Video

Plans to commemorate Oregon Right to Life’s 50th year of advocacy in 2020 took a much different path than anticipated. As with most events around the world, the team at ORTL has gone virtual with our own statewide celebration. A six-minute video highlighting the history, victories and challenges of the pro-life movement in Oregon over […]

No-Citizens-Allowed Legislative Session Kicks Off

On Monday, January 11, the Oregon Legislature began a full-length legislative session. It is expected to be entirely virtual, with no citizens permitted inside the Capitol building to lobby their elected public servants. While this obstacle does give the Democratic supermajority an additional advantage, it does not fully handicap the pro-life movement in Oregon. There […]

Oregon’s Oldest Independent Abortion Clinic Closes

Its website once described itself as the “most trusted abortion clinic in Portland, Oregon.” Now, however, the homepage for Lovejoy Surgicenter on 25th Avenue in the City of Roses simply says, “Effectively Closed as of 1/16/2021” in bold black lettering.  Lovejoy opened in 1971 and has since aborted thousands of children from the first trimester […]

Portland Archdiocese Participates in National Service Project for Moms

2020 could be historically remembered as “The Year When Everything Hurt.” Every facet of life has been affected, often negatively, for nearly all people groups. This description includes pregnant girls and women in crisis. With the advent of massive job losses, nationwide lockdowns, social isolation and more, what was previously difficult (securing safe housing, finding […]